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New Manga Series on VIZ Manga App for the iPad

Dec 20th 2010

VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS NEW MANGA ON THE FREE-TO-
DOWNLOAD VIZ MANGA APP FOR THE iPad

VAMPIRE KNIGHT, OTOMEN, OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB
And RUROUNI KENSHIN Join Lineup of Legendary Manga Series
Available

VIZ Media announces the launch of VAMPIRE KNIGHT (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens),
OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB (rated ‘T’ for Teens), OTOMEN (rated ‘T’ for
Teens), and RUROUNI KENSHIN (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens), available now from
the VIZ MANGA APP on the Apple® iPad™ mobile device. The VIZ MANGA APP is
available for free download through the iTunes Store, and all manga volumes are
available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada directly within the
application for $4.99 per volume.

The recently launched VIZ MANGA APP is the leading application to read Japanese
manga on the iPad, with a downloadable library of the most popular manga series
in the world. Readers are encouraged to check the app regularly, as new additions
to the store and free Chapter 1 previews of other forthcoming manga series for the
iPad are featured.

Other series now available for download on the VIZ Manga App include volumes
from BLEACH (rated ‘T’ for Teens), BAKUMAN｡ (rated ‘T’ for Teens), DEATH NOTE
(rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens), DRAGON BALL (rated ‘T’ for Teens), NARUTO (rated ‘T’
for Teens), and ONE PIECE (rated ‘T’ for Teens).

In OTOMEN, a romantic comedy by creator Aya Kanno, Asuka Masamune is a guy
who loves girly things--sewing, knitting, making cute stuffed animals and reading
shojo comics. But in a world where boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must
hide his beloved hobbies and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka
ever show his true self to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that he's
falling for?

In the screwball romantic comedy OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB by Bisco
Hatori, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids' school, is forced to repay an $80,000
debt by working for the school's swankiest, all-male club--as a boy! There, she
discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from
everybody else...

Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's RUROUNI
KENSHIN, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the
Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen Jump titles among fans to date!
Himura Kenshin, once an assassin of ferocious power, is now a humble rurouni, a
wandering swordsman fighting to protect the honor of those in need.

In fan favorite hit VAMPIRE KNIGHT, by Matsuri Hino, Cross Academy is attended
by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when
the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night
Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the
school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is
full of vampires!

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